A good friend of mine was due in a couple of months when I decided to make a cradle for her. I wanted to do a rocking chair but was not sure of my skills just yet. But I guess my skills are good enough for a baby.
This is a solid oak cradle that did with maple pegs. It is called a "Knock Down Heirloom Cradle". It will come completely apart as only the lighter colored pegs holds it together.
The design of it is pretty neat. This plan also came from Wood magazine(Seeing a pattern yet?). I was able to use a few new skills and learn a couple things along the way.
Here is all the parts after the finish waiting for it to dry. I sanded down to 400 to give it a nice shine. And I was able to walk it over with about a month to spare before the little girl was born. Mom & Dad were very happy to have such a gift. And seeing Mom glow even brighter was well worth it for me. I think I found that my skill set surprised even me.
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